Problem
A. What were some challenges that African American slaves faced in preserving their African traditions.
B. How did African American slaves respond musically to the prohibitions imposed by their owners?
C. Name three elements of African music which can be found in early jazz?
D. Name three aspects of European music which influenced jazz?
E. What instruments were used in early jazz and what functional roles did they play?
F. What role did music play in the daily life of African Americans in the nineteenth century?
G. Describe what minstrelsy was?
H. Describe how ragtime could be improvised and what types of music could be "ragged."
I. How did country blues differ from the classic blues of the 1920s?
J. Describe how the blues and ragtime made possible the future successes of jazz.